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@einen tutes stmtffirr E. R. WOLFE, F PLYMOUTH, PENNSYLVANIA.

lettera Patent No. 67,094, dated July 23, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

'IO ALI] WHOM IT 'MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, E, R. WOLFE, of Plymouth, in the county of Luzerne, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art Ite make and ,use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which the figure is a side view of my improved gate, part being broken away to show the construction. v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved attachment for closing gates which shall he simple, cheap, ollicient, easily constructed, symmetrical in appearance, and which shall have no projecting parts to catch upon passingobjects, and it consists in the combination and arrangement of the bent lever, spiral spring, and join ted connecting-rod, or its equivalent, with each other, and with thejgate and post, the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the front post, B is the rear or hinge-post, and C is the gate, about the construction of which parts there is nothing new. I) is a lever, the upper ond of which is pivoted in a slot or. recess formed in the upper horizontal bar e1 of the gate C. The lower end of the barD is bent at right angles, and has a hole formed through it for the attachment of the spiral spring E, the upper end of which is pivoted to the horizontal barc, about two inches (in an ordinary-sized gate) infront of the joint at which the upper end of the'lever D is pivotcd to said bar. The long arm of the leverD has several holes formed through it, for the attachment of the connecting" rod F, so that by changing the point of attachment the effective force of the spring in closing the gato may be increased or diminished, as desired. 4The rear end of the connecting-rod is pivoted to the rear or hinge-postB, and is jointed at such a point as will allow the gate to swing fully back. The jointed rod is passed through va slot in the rear vertical bar c2 of the gate-frame, said slot being made of such a length and form as will allow the rod F toiplay freely as the gate swings open and shut. If desired, the jointed rod F may be replaced with a chain, but I prefer to use the jointed rod, as operating more satisfactorily.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 'lhe combination and arrangement oF the bent lever D, spiral spring E, and jointed connecting-rod F, or its equivalent, with each other, and with the gate C and post B, substantially as herein shown andldescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

E@ AR. WOLFE.

Witnesses JosIAH W. ENO, S. M. DAVENPORT. 

